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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Specific Skills and Responsibilities● Led the corporate finance and Treasury function at Datacom ($1.4billion revenue, 6,800+ employees), reporting to the Group CFO.● Owner of various corporate finance activities such as the investment process, return on capital employed analysis, scenario analysis, capital structure, and costs of capital.● Partnered with Group CEO and their direct reports on investment decisions and business cases.● Managed various projects within the Finance… Show more Specific Skills and Responsibilities● Led the corporate finance and Treasury function at Datacom ($1.4billion revenue, 6,800+ employees), reporting to the Group CFO.● Owner of various corporate finance activities such as the investment process, return on capital employed analysis, scenario analysis, capital structure, and costs of capital.● Partnered with Group CEO and their direct reports on investment decisions and business cases.● Managed various projects within the Finance team post ERP implementation, presenting to the Board on the Finance strategic roadmap progress, and arranging communications and feedback with the top 50 global leaders.● Responsible for building a new Group Treasury function, focusing on cash and debt management, foreign exchange hedging and transactional banking across New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.● Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including writing recommendations and presenting to the Board at each Audit & Risk Committee meeting.Achievements● Designed and implemented the investment framework for the Datacom Group. Feedback from the New Zealand and Australia Managing Directors noted that “the material is excellent and really supports framing the leadership conversation we need to have” and that the framework provided “such a better mental picture”.● Led an RFP for transaction banking, cash pooling and working capital facilities across New Zealand and Australia resulting in $1m of annual savings. Consolidated disparate banking systems, implementing one transaction platform for New Zealand and Australia.● Provided oversight and guidance to the Strive initiative to improve the engagement of 150+ Finance employees across the Group.● Negotiated and implemented a Common Terms Deed to standardise previous bilateral debt arrangements. Adjusted the legal terms to improve Datacom’s operating flexibility and provided significant annual savings. Show less

New Zealand

Specific Skills and Responsibilities● Advanced forecasting skills with complex manufacturing models and cash flows.● Treasury management of foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity hedging. ● Recommendation of new debt facilities and associated costs to the Board. ● Preparation of Treasury FX strategy and cash flow reporting for CFO & CEO.● Technical IFRS accounting research for new derivative accounting policies.● Strong IT & data skills with Microsoft Excel, VBA,… Show more Specific Skills and Responsibilities● Advanced forecasting skills with complex manufacturing models and cash flows.● Treasury management of foreign exchange, interest rate, and commodity hedging. ● Recommendation of new debt facilities and associated costs to the Board. ● Preparation of Treasury FX strategy and cash flow reporting for CFO & CEO.● Technical IFRS accounting research for new derivative accounting policies.● Strong IT & data skills with Microsoft Excel, VBA, Power Query, and ERP systems. Achievements● Creation of best practice Treasury function with implementation of various new hedging policies and improvements to liquidity and debt management. Team finalist for Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand “Excellence in Treasury” award.● Identified and actioned various time saving improvements including reporting, cash flow projection automation, and online processing of receivables assignment. Show less

Christchurch

Specific Skills and Responsibilities● Assisted clients with cash flow forecasting, business planning, and dashboard creation.● Preparation of IFRS financial statements for a wide range of entities.● Preparation of monthly management reports and tax returns.Achievements● Jointly created a report identifying $0.4m in savings per year for a large charity through restructuring of processes, and helped the organisation implement the changes.● Received multiple awards for… Show more Specific Skills and Responsibilities● Assisted clients with cash flow forecasting, business planning, and dashboard creation.● Preparation of IFRS financial statements for a wide range of entities.● Preparation of monthly management reports and tax returns.Achievements● Jointly created a report identifying $0.4m in savings per year for a large charity through restructuring of processes, and helped the organisation implement the changes.● Received multiple awards for employee of the month and executing strategy. Show less